Raymond Edward Kendall (born October 5, 1933), QPM

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 is a British law

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 enforcement officer and former Interpol

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 Secretary-General.

Biography

Kendall commenced military service in the Royal Air Force

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 in 1951, serving in Malaya

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 (now Malaysia). He joined the Metropolitan Police

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 in 1962, spending most of his service in Special Branch

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 and became Deputy Assistant Commissioner

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. In 1971, he joined ICPO-Interpol and became Assistant Director of Drugs. Four years later he was promoted to Director. He served three terms as Secretary-General of Interpol, from 1985 until his retirement in 2001. He was elected in October 1985 at the 54th session of the General Assembly, Washington, D.C.

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, U.S.A., re-elected in October 1990 at the 59th session of the General Assembly, Ottawa

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, Canada

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 as well as in October 1995 at the 64th session of the General Assembly, Beijing

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, China

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. He was a member of the International Contact Group that helped to mediate between the Spanish government and the Basque

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 separatist group ETA

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. He is now Honorary Secretary General and Executive Chairman of Brighterion

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.

He studied at Oxford University, graduating with a honours degree

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 in modern language

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s and Master of Arts.